On September 20th, Red Hook held its annual Hardscrabble Day celebration. The name of the celebration refers to the fact that originally Red Hook consisted of what is now known as Upper Red Hook while the rest of the town was known as Hardscrabble (a name signifying a tough existence).
The highlight of the day was a free concert, sponsored by Woodstock radio station WDST and other local businesses, featuring rock musician Dave Mason. I recognized his 1977 hit "We Just Disagree." He was in good voice and sounded just like the record. According to my husband's review, Dave played as well as ever, the band was tight and all of the old favorites were played as well as two songs from an upcoming album.
Dave played much of his 1970 classic album "Alone Together." He also featured songs from his first band Traffic such as "Forty Thousand Headmen", "Dear Mr. Fantasy" and "Feeling Alright." A big favorite was also his version of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower" (He arranged and played on Jimi Hendrix' version of the song from the album Electric Ladyland). He will be releasing his first new album in many years on October 14th and from the sound of this concert it should be worth checking out (see Dave's website for details).
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Jennifer, I loved your slide show with background music of Hardscrabble Day. Still kicking around from the 70's that Dave. Super!!